Recognised as Colour
#EDBAFA
- #EDBAFA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EDBAFA is a violet with RGB values 237, 186, 250 and HSL 288°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EDBAFA#EDBAFA
HEX#EDBAFA
RGBrgb(237, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages92.9%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(287.8, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK5.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,579,898
CSS custom property--colour: #EDBAFA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#124505
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7FABA
Analogous#CDBAFA, #FABAE7
Triadic#FAEDBA, #BAFAED
Split complementary#E7FABA, #BAFACD
Tetradic#FACDBA, #C7FABA, #BAE7FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G186
B250
Red237 (92.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue287.81°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G BA · B FA
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